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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE
Author: ERO HAY
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The wind was cold that evening, biting at Devin's coat as he stood silently outside the ruins of Elijah's mansion. The fire had long been put out, but the smell of burnt wood and charred history still lingered in the air.

Devin was pained, to say in the least. His grandfather was gone without a trace.

His fingers brushed against the edge of the broken gatepost. He could still hear Elijah's voice in his head, that deep, stubborn old voice telling him about empires that had come and gone, talking about great men, and how he was also going to become one of them.

His chest felt heavy, but he didn't cry. He'd done enough of that when his mother died.

Now? Now it was time to think. To hunt for whoever was responsible for this mess.

The sound of gravel crunching behind him didn't make him turn, but he already knew who it was.

"Viktor." He muttered. "I was wondering when you'd get here.

Viktor stepped up beside him, gloved hands shoved into the pockets of his long coat.

"Nice to
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